1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for North Dakota Legislative District 34
North Dakota State Senate · North Dakota
Jan Dykshoorn (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating James D. Coates (D) by 0.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jan DykshoornRepublican · winner
50.4%3,897
James D. CoatesDemocrat
49.6%3,837
7,734 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET